Sciences building's planetarium to bring night sky into class

Mesa Community College’s planned Physical Science Building, scheduled for groundbreaking in May, will be the showcase for a planetarium. The building will be located on the west side of campus, just south of the Life Science building.
Part of this $20 million project includes a 21,000 square foot planetarium complete with domed ceiling and an observing platform for stargazing...

Experience, compassion lead religious missions

Africa, Russia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hong Kong, and Kenya. MCC religious studies instructor Judy Christensen has taught returned LDS missionaries from all of these places. This chance to travel across the world and experience life in a different country may seem like the opportunity of a lifetime to some. But travel and venture was not the motivation of these missionaries. Each gave two years...

Environmental Action Club focuses on efficient light use

Widespread use of more efficient light bulbs is one of the many ways environmentalists are trying to reduce pollution and the consumption of natural resources. The Environmental Action Club at Mesa Community College plans to work to inform students about how changing their light bulbs can cut down on energy costs as well as help the environment. “We’re trying to make the...

Blogging gaining popularity with MCC students
Over the last 10 years the online blogging site Livejournal.com, has been used by thousands of people to write down their thoughts of the day, and to read what others have to say about thier own lives. However, since the creation of the ever so popular myspace.com, the site’s popularity has gone down. Livejournal, also known as “lj”, is still very much buzz worthy today, however there are...

Comic art enthusiasts gather for meet & greet

Phoenix Cactus Comic-con 2007 brought geeks, nerds, and “normals” together to peruse the aisles of the Mesa convention center looking for otherwise hard to find items, back issues of comic books, action figures, anime, non-sports cards, and other odd little trinkets to add to their collections. Comic-cons are a great place to meet and get autographs from admired artists and actors, amateur and famous...

Black Student Union promotes history, unity

Negro History Week. Sound familiar? In 1926, Carter G. Woodson (Association for the Study of Negro Life and History director) delegated the week in February that comprised of the birthday of Frederick Douglass’ (one of the most influential lecturers and authors in American history) as Negro History Week. This event is an expansion of what is now known today as “Black History Month”...

Popular clothing brand offers sweatshop-free gear

American Apparel, otherwise known as AA, is an apparel company based out of Los Angeles, California. At their downtown L.A. factory the company dyes, knits, cuts, sews, designs, and photographs all the clothing they produce. Within this 800,000 square foot facility the company’s employees work under proper and natural lighting, along with state of the art heating, and cooling equipment...

Valley man makes ‘Rent’

Harley Jay is living his dream. The 23-year-old Scottsdale native is the current star of the hit musical “Rent” in its national touring production. After graduating from Desert Mountain High School in Scottsdale, Jay moved to Los Angeles and attended one semester at UCLA before moving back to Arizona. “I was lucky enough to have picked up enough work in Los Angeles to go back to Arizona...